Cabinetmaker GettingStarted

3. Select the text file (*.csv or *.txt) containing the cabinet
project data. This text file must be located in the same
directory as the DXF files to which it refers.
Navigate to the ArtCamFrame folder within the ArtCAM
Insignia 3.6\Examples directory on your computer, and then
click to select the file named ArtCamFrame_CNCList.txt.
This appears in the File name area of the dialog box.
If we open this text file in a text-editing tool, we can see that
each line of text comprises of values associated with the
following fields:
DXF Filename, Part Description, Width, Length,
Thickness, Material Type, Cabinet ID Number,
Quantity, Origin in X-axis, Origin in Y-axis,
Orientation
4. Click on the Open button to import the selected text file
into the Choose Project CSV File… area of the
Cabinetmaker settings age.
ArtCAM Cabinetmaker identifies the total number of
panels, different types of material and different types of
parts within the selected text file and displays these details
in the Message Area window.
If ArtCAM Cabinetmaker cannot find any of the DXF files
referenced within your selected text file, an error message is
displayed in the Message Area window warning you that
the file(s) cannot be recognised.
Typically, an error will be encountered if the text file and its
associated DXF files are not stored in the same folder on
your computer, or if there is a discrepancy between the
spelling of the actual DXF filename and how it is referenced
within the selected text file.
Tip: Click on the View Log button to display a text file in a new
Internet Explorer window containing all data currently recorded in
the Message Area window.
Using the ArtCamFrame_CNCList.txt file, ArtCAM
Cabinetmaker first identifies that this particular job is made
up of 46 different panels, and then lists them all in turn. This
data confirms that all 46 of the DXF files referenced within
the selected text file have been recognised. Details of the
specific type of material required to machine each of the
panels are also reported.
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